c 3 o 1 n 1 t 1 r 1 a 1 p 3 t 1 i 1 o 1 n 1
11 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
originPossibly a Western US English dialectal word of unknown origin. First attested in the early 19th century. Perhaps from contrive + trap + -tion, while also possibly approximating construction. Chambers suggests contrivance + adaption. Neither Chambers nor Concise Oxford suggests a US origin. Compare cantrip, cantrap (Scots dialect), a wilful piece of trickery.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- proaction 13
- antiproton 12
- copatron 12
- optronic 12
- picaroon 12
- protatic 12
- protonic 12
- pronation 11
- apricot 11
- aprotic 11
- cantrip 11
- caption 11